The Faith & Vision of Benjamin Franklin

In this ground breaking book, Dr. Eddie L. Hyatt, documents how Benjamin Franklin moved away from Deism and back to his Puritan Heritage and the Puritan vision for a Christian America. He shows how this happened primarily through his close friendship with George Whitefield, the most famous preacher of the Great Awakening. Modern textbooks tend to highlight Franklin's Deistic leanings. In this volume, Hyatt presents the rest of the story about Franklin. He documents the Franklin who called for, and participated in, days of prayer and fasting. He shows the Franklin who called the Constitutional Convention to prayer and reminded the delegates of their need for God's assistance in bringing forth a new nation. Indeed, Hyatt presents the Benjamin Franklin the Left would rather you did not know.